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NINA Is ANGRY.
hiss Van xandt CouttA,licts n Story OF
Which She IL tho Heroius

hiss Van zands Conttadicts n Story OF
Which She Is tho Heroine.
Chicago. Dec, 9.-Nins Van Zsndt,
who calls hereelf the wife OF Anarchist
Angus! Spies, has pub!ished the follow
ing remarkable letter: if.
TO TIE EDlroR:-I do not refute the
hireling liars OF the crazy jlcka! (capital-
isD press. In the first place, never read
these papers myself; in the second, they
aronos worth ans nswering. But I have lust
been told cl tale, hashed and rehsshed
BY tho scandal mougers-(to think thu.
there ere people to reed such stuf1)-
which 1recognizs as having originated in
the ha!lucina!ion Of ''ooc;ety" mad wo.
man to whom I'm unfortunately related.
Now, certainly do 10. connider it in good
taste to parade private Affairs before
tho public, but l wish 10 etats
once and for all, the tale ie
untrue. 1t ia 10 the efec. this. I was
"heiress" to en- estate owned by an aunt
in Pittsburgh, and that upon my marriage
I was summarily "disinhs1ited" and lett
to pine. Now, when I joined hands in
spirit-for e cowardly petty autocrst (of
the hirelias murderer variety did not
permit Us oven 10 SEQ each other through
IN iron ret work on the occasion for eight
weary, dreery, dreadful weeks afterward-
with my beloved husband, be well knew
that I brought him myself with wealth Of
affection, trust and reverence. He knew
that q number OF years ago had fatty
reiu5sdto pose as the prospective "heiress"
to some property gained by mothods OF
which | do 70: approve and owacd by q
person whom I could not, knowing her,
reepact.
! shall be obliged fyou will publish this
in the columns Of yoar valuable paper,
end over my signature.
Very respectfully,
NINA VAN ZANDr srlgs,,
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Major Camps Work.

The Fourth street III. y. Church was
comfortably, filled with an enthusiastic
audience lsst night, 10 hear Major Camp
deliver an able temperance address. After
singing "No Compromise" "Toiling On"
and the 'phnrch Rally'ing song," Major
Camp was Introduce, and he held the
audience for an hour eagerly listening to
every thonght he spoke. After singing
"stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" Dr..
Randolph introduced MIR. g. W. Bogss,
who gave forcible temperance talk in
his old:tlme e:yle. Quite q number eigned
the pledge. The Capital rink has been
secured ior Major Camps meetngn. he
will speak there tonight, Sunday at 8 z.
N. and Sunday evening at $3.50 r. ". and
every night next week. aaI
Msjor Camps rsmSYks ara iuil ot
sparkling things, CT which few jotted
down Las. night ct random follow:
"fhe iroest man is the one who does the
nearest right" 5I17
III our appetite ior beef had increased
in thesame ratio as our appetite for liquor,
there wouldn't have been hide, horn nor
hocf on earth to-day.n VI
drinking oi liquor Ia cause OF appe.
tile; drinking water and eating is the cure
o! 81 appetite" i'4..iEIl =
"God made watsr; he never made
liquor. II he had filled the Ohio rivel
with beer navigation would have stopped
long ago." 5,,s ON
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CANADA1E A FURORE.
Attempt to Blow Up the Great Fort |,
Halifax Nnrhnr L.--------

Atton,pt to Blow Up tho Great Fort In
Halifax Hnrbor. ,ssg -Ef
uALIrA1, N. g., Dec. GA binding
storm prevailed here laat night. This fact
appears 10 have been taken Into conaidare.
ton by persons whose intention seems to
have been to blow up one OF our principal
forts.
In the confer Of tho harbor, and nearly
opposite the princips! part OF the city, ia a
small leland 20. ovbr two hundred Yards
squsre. On this Island Is one OF the
strongest forts In America, having very
heavy guns on NIL four sides. AT present
i: is used principally as headq quarters OF
the submarine mining or torpeto depart.
ment. A tank has been built which con.
tains many tons OF guu cotton. F11i
About II o'clock last night tho daueh-
ter OF ono OF the soldiers on the island
had occasion to 20 ont Of doors and was
su.prised to 90 three men working ct the
gun cotton tark, which is at the no,theaat
corner Of the ieland. The strangers maid
no attention 10 tho girl, perhaps did not
see her, and goins back TO this house she
gsye the alarm. When some OF the soldiers
arrived tYo Of the intruders took TO their
heels, and the third, on finding himself
alone, started after them With ths remark,
IT amt going to do all the dirty work, D
Before they could be captured they were
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sIr. Clarke'a Eusagsm m .nt.

Mr.. John s. Clarke, tho famous come.
dian, is to appear at the Opera Honse next
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, in
two fine comedies. Mr.. Clarke was never
aeen hose but once. He has been in
England Tor many years. At the reques.
Of the manager, Mr.. John T. Ford, with
whom he first .'atsrred," and who has on
treated him, for many ysars, to come
homo and let Americans know batter her
own, he has consented to the present tour
Of 1SS7-S. 557.' :, :
Charles Rsade said: 10 ase Clarke
merely walk across the stage is moro
amusing than to SEQ any other comic
actor play 6 whole part through"
Charles Dickens expressed his delight
at Newman Novgs, by saying: ut was an
exquisite revelation OF tho comsiian's
genius in embodying the character SO
etfecsively-yet 90 fully within tho lines OF
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BENJAMIN OBJECTS,

.
Ho Thinks the Comic do Paris rs Not the
Proper Man to Speak ut Gottl sburr.
NEW YoRk, Dec. 9.-General Daniel
But.crfold recently wrote General Butler
aekipg if lie would approve OF the selection
Of tho Comte do Paris TO deliver the al.
drcss on the occasion Of the reunion Of tha
"Army Of tho James," to be hold mex!
July at Gettysburg.
Following is General Buffers reply:
"Gensra! Daniel Bulse;as:d: ,sT.u.
"fouIs eaking my consent and sigua.
ture to an invitation to tha Comte de Paris
to deliver an address at Gettysburg an.
sTer by telegraph, as requested. I an too
American, and hope too much q soldier
Of the war OF the Rebellion, to invite a
Frenchman who, because he was Prince,
was permitted to play soldier for his own
aggrandizsment on the staff OF com.
mandipg general in that war, and who %
such otticer was at one time at the head oil
that generals bureau Of information, and
for want OF knowledge Of the peculia,ities
OF our people aud tho idioms OF our Ian.
guags, did his commander, as happen to
know, great mischief, to speak ior the ar.
mics Of the United States at the reunion
at Gettysburg. I
~ would rather agree to any officer oi
the rank Of Colonel or above who aerved
through the war to be such representative
Of our, soldiers. BENZ. +. BUTLER"
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sadi.Csrnot, the new President oi
Frsncs, who is just now in "peck Of
trouble" over ths matter of organizing a
Csbinet, is grandson Of tho illustrious Car
not, Wsr Minister Of the first French
Revolution, sod ann Of League Hlppolyte
Cernot, life Senator and famed politician
and author. He is civil engineer aud a
native OF Limoges, where be was born
August II, 1887. After completing his
studlss at the Polytechnic echool and the
school OF Bridges. and receiving his
desrco he WAC made engineer in charge
at AuEscy. In 1871 ho became Project
of the Lower Seine, and Commissioner
Extraordinary 10 organize the national
defense OF the three departments OF tho
Lower Seine, L'Eure, and Calvados. The
sslns year, In February, he was elected a
representative to the National Assembly,
and took bis ecat with tn, Republican
Left, ior which he actod &C Secretary. He
voted for al the measures prorosed for
tie definite establiehment Of republic
snd for a!l tho proTlaions OF the new Con-
stitution, aud wcs recognized 40 ono Of the
foremost leaders OF the ettict Republican
party. In the general eloc!iona Of Feb
rusry, 1876, M. ssdi.Cs,not wss elected
to tho Chamber OF Deputies from
BeaIne. Ee WAS elected Secretary
OF tho Chamber and wss ono Of
the 1863 Deputies Of the Left who
united to refnss voio Of confidence
in the de Broslie Ministry. In the elec.
li'ns OF the following year his constituent
supported his action by re.elec!ing him,
81 Sadi Caraot wss appointed Under Sec
retary Of Public Works under President
Mac Mahon's administration in 1875 and
in 1850 he wss appointed Minister OF Pub
tic Works under President Grevy. He
held this portfolio until 1882, when 10 was
made Minister oil Finsacs, position to
which ha WAS rcsppointsd Janusry z, 1886,
in the Ds Freycinet Cabinet. He he,G
this until the Goblet Ministry came into
power, December, 1856. .....
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MIR. BLAINE hse ntirfcd up hornets
nest, 60 TO speak, among tho ftee traders.
Hiu uasn,Utrablo arguments, combating
MI. Clovelan3'a vulnerable Co5den Club
essay seem to have parslyzed them, aud
they can o1ly find relief in abusing him.
It WAS no: expected that sn American citi-
zsn Of Mr.. Blsins'e eminent ability could
lifthis voic, in isvor Of protection 10 Ameri-
can industry ard labor, without being
pouuced upon by the attorneys and organs
of free .rsdo countries that Ers Just sching
to get thsir clulches upon US. ..
Tbs psrsonsl abuse they are heaping
upou Mr.. Blaine vii! not injure him, while
tho mighty truths hs uttered in such q
plain, commentaries way will be felt by
the thousands OF toileis Of this country,
who, like him, know that every argument
ia baasd upon a living fac. AID net upon a
wild, rscklass theory.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ruB FRENCH CABINET TROUBLE.
NJ. Goblet Gives up In Despair, and sayl
lis Einds It Impossible to Organize n
~ niniStry-sketch or tho New Prosi-
dent-ThOsc Diimarck Letters.

PARIS, Dec. On. Goblet has informed
President Carnot that owing to the refusal
OF several gentlemen to join him, he is IN.
able to form Cabinet. ~
The President has therefore made m.
other appeal 10 N. Fallierea 10 undertake.
tho tnIk. NJ. Fallleles will inform him Of
his dec;slon tonight. t
The dlacusaion among the Republican,
continues. F,
NJ. Fallierou hau agreed to form Cabi.
net, and it 10 thought that he will select
several Of the miniatsrs who were in tho
Rouvier Cabinet. = r' n
It 10 runo.ed tonight that the Cabinet
10 almost completed and will be headed
BY M, Folliores, ~ =. -:-----,1'1 n
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ADMITTED To BAIL.


Herr Most Rolonscd In the Sum Of Five
Thousand Dollars.
New YonK, Dec. s.-Counsel for Herr
Most, the convicted Anarchiat, made ap-
plicatlcn to Judge Lawrence to-day for
the admitting Of his client to bail. The
court took the papers, remarking that it
did not unde,atand that man who had
been convicted Of a misdemeanor and got
stay was entitled to be admitted to bail,
"ehould the Distrlct Attorney agree to
accept ball." continued Judge Lawrence,
" will not oppose it, but I do not propose
to admit the prisoner to bail without fully
examining tho papers in the case." The
District Attorney subsequently expressed
q Willingness to accept 5000 bail, but
Judge Lawrence insiated on reviewing the
papc1a before doing anything in the mat.
tor. Later Judge Lawrence. finding them
20 yoisElrous, reconsidered his decie,on,
and aereaa 10 admit Most to bail in the
sum cf $1,000. Miss Ida Eogman, who
went on the Anarchisls bond did 80
spain. .rEa
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THE GLASS LOCKOUT.
THE CRISIS SAID TO BE AT HAND
Aud one Local Factory, nt loast, to Shut
down To.dny-The Union to Meet In
O. Pittsburgh To-day TO Formulate y
Reply to the Manufacturers.

Yesterday afternoon President Smith, ol
the American Flint Glassworkera' Union,
lssued an order at Pittsburgh directing all
union factories employees to strike.
The order reads that the men must
Leave their factories this morning and not
return until the dliferences among the
manufacturers and themselves Is settled.
The strike will elIsc! 1,40O men directly
a1d 2,l0O indirectly. Tho strike WAS
caused directly by the manufac!ursrs'
new rulo to open their factories to non.
uuion men. This the men refused TO al
low. The Last conference was held about
noon yesterday, when it was decided that
strike would be ordered. The strike
will not only affect thepresHed.glass work
cts. but the chimney mon arc liable 10
come ont at any moment. lGs@4
Tho district Ia com posed OF all the fac.
tories bstwoon Pittsburgh and Bellaire,
and there are sbout twenty-ons In all,
Tho difficulty. however, 10 national In ils
extent and affects abou. fifty factories.
Tho men seem determined not to yield,
aud as the nanufacturera are equally
Grm a protracted struggle may be eI.
peCted.
Secretary Dillon said. "Ws did all In
our power to avert strike. Our orgauiss.
tion has strike fund ol Sl50OOO, and we
will have 375. 900 moro before a month is
past. We havo been preparing for this
for snon.ha past, aud l have no hestancy
in say ing it will be ono OF tho mos. deter.
mined conteDts ever insugurated."
The only instance In which notice OF
the striks 10 known to have been officially
received in this vicinity is at Martins
Ferry, where the employees OF the Elson
glass factory yesterday informed Manager
EHon that this mornings turn would be
their last, which notice has been expected
by the company all week. Manager EIson
at once put off the mi1eru, and the plant
will cloae down to-day at noon.
A meeting OF the workmen will bs held
in Pittsburgh to-day 10 formulate m
ans wer to the manufacturers rules.
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MtlLE ltIIEA.
Tbs Plays She is to Present Here Next Week
Displays Her versatilIty.

The Plays She is to Present Here Next woek
Displays Her Versa,ilIty.
Mile Rhen, the famous French actress,
and one Of tho greatest favorites that ever
appeared before a Wheeling audience,
will appear on Monday and Tuesday
evenings and special Tuesday matinee
at tho Opera House, presenting three OF
her strongest plays. Mile Rhss herself
requires no introductiok.:to tho theatro-
gosrs Of this city. She has by hcr artistic
portrayals made reputation that ia a
guarantee Of refined and delightful Der.
formsnces. Mile Rhea's repertoire viii
afford her en- opportunity to display her
wonderful Versatility, ranging from the
lightest Of high comedy to the strongest
emotional role. "Fairy Fingers' will bs
the opening play. As produced by Mile
Rhea 1t has been one OF her greatest sue.
ceesea. 1t is from the pom oil one OF the
greatest French plsywrights, aud It's con.
Btruction Is masterpiece Of stage craft.
The situations are all novel and original,
the language bright and sparkling, and
where sentiment is required, French
pearls Of that dramatic commodity arc
deftly thrown in among the lines. The
story Of the play describes tho efforts Of a
poor young gill TO maintain herself who
has been ill treated by her rich relatives
and has left their home. Through the in.
tercesaion OF friend chs establishes in
Paris q dressmakin2 establishment. and
soon becomes the modiste OF fashionable
circles. She rapidly acquires faue and
wealth, assiats tho relatives who disowned
her, saves the family honor and finally
marries tho msn OF her choice. The great
sceno Of the play occurs in the fourth ACT,
it being reproduction OF Partisan dress.
making establishment, with ito sa,eslodiea.
models, customers and The inevitable man
milliner. The ladies so into ecstacien over
this scane and it everywhere cEeatss a
sensation.
At the matinee on Tuesday afternoon,
"Camille" will be presented. Mile Rhea
giyee her own version Of the play and pre-
serves many beauties eliminated by former
foundations. A special feature OF the
matinee will bo the souvenirs for the
ladies, Mile Rhea presenting to each lady
a beautiful silver thimblo with the name
Rhea engraved on it.
"Frou Frou" will be the attraction for
Tueudsy evening, and III Mile Rhea's
hands is one of her strongest imperaoua.
tions. She will present the original Perio-
ian version. The ladies eau anticipate g
treat in the lavi1h display OF dresses worn
in Mile Rhea's plays. She will in all
wear sixteen Of her handsoues. toilets.
the latest creations from Paris, from the
establish wents Of Worth and Nine. Alex.
andre. Added to all this is the fact ths,
Mile Rhes will be supported by IN excel
lent company, so that theatre 2oers can
look forward to performances Of more
than ordinary. merit.
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TuE proposition for the construction
Of tho Uoiou bridge was approved by a
remarkably sb.e committee Il business
men, and by the Chamber Of Commerce
and City Council. 1t contained d stipu!a.
ton that the county should furnish tho
real estate necessary f,t right Of way and
terminate, and this Escms rearonsble
pu.t of tho proposed bargain. While tho
Board Of Commissioners is expected TO
e1s'cise diIcrotionin guarding thopeople's
INTEREST,", tbs people do not wan! it to 90
to a length which will imperil the project.
1t is to DO eincsrely hoped that length
has not already baeu reached. rs.
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THE G. A. Il,
A Movement TO Hold tho Enoampment II
Advance OF tho Political Conventions.

A Movement to Hold tho Enoampment ia
Advance OF tho Political Conventions.
Chicago, Doc. 0.-A Timts special from
Columbus, Ohio, aaye: There arc nsveral
members Of tho Executive Committee in
the council Of administration OF the
Grand Army now in session here who are
strongly advocating the holding OF the
grand encampmont In June next inatead
OF September. II wga learned last night
thnt the appearance Of Governor Foraker
in bebalf OF tho local committee and to IA.
vor holding the encampmen! in Septem.
ber, was not received by certain members
OF the Executive COMMITTEES with much
favor, on the ground that they consider
that 1t is giving the Governor an oppor!u.
nifty to boom himself ior tho Presidency.
Notwithstanding these objcctions and
fears, Ii was practically settled last night
that the enCampment shall bs held in the
second week Of September. Those men,
bers of the committee who were opposed
to this date urged that il the encampment
phorld DO held in June it would tnke it
out Of politics altogether, end the encamp-
ment would bo over before either M.
tionat convention would be held, and
there would bs no embarrassment by the
presence Of Presidential candidates.
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work, and In the early spring Mr.. Hin.
klns will enlarge bis worke to greater ca.
paclty, thus lncreasing also tho number Of

0"pASJGps Il. ..#.'r. I""..
The nallcrs Of the Norton Iron Works,
at Ashland, struck sgainHt tho introd uctio1l
OF the Smith gaa furnace and a reduction
Of wages and are idle. -, =
The Rivsralds nail factory ran steadily
the frat four days OF this week and was
then shut down till Monday morning The
engine was run yesterday In order that
the nailers might have an opportunity to
sharpen their knives and make necessary
repairs. Tho men arc OF the opinion that
they will get four days work next week.
and are elated over tho outlook; 1t ia euch
an agreeable change from what they haye
been haylng-three and four days work In
two week1. g. : -
In tho gass news published yesterday
In the Pittsburgh papers Mr. Gorby. oi
the Bellaire goblet works, Ia reported Al
having conference with his men au 10
whether they should se. pots, and wanted
them to continue work until January Q to
I'LL %. 600 order. Mr. Gorby was seen at
noon yesterday by a reporter OF tho Inde.
pendent, and emphatically and uue euuiyo.
cally sdenied tho entire statement. Ho
said there was not the aemblancs Of truth
IN either papor, and that whoever fur.
nished the information, II 1t was furnished
at all, knew It was false, Tho Independent
adds: II oil tho news given iu no more
reliable than this, there ia not much do.
pendence to be placed in statements 70.
garding the ui.uation. -
The Bellaire Tribune Bays: About twen.
ty Of Bellalre'a glaas workers leave Sstur.
day Tor FoStoria, to work In tho now
factory, uncer tho management Of Henry
Crimmel. Among those who leave are
Beacon scroggins, Jake Crimnlel and
Haye sO'Neal, OF the Ohio, who are first.
class workmen, 90 good that when they
notified Mr.. John Robinson, factory boss,
Of their intention 10 leave, he eaid: "Boye,
l hate 10 ses you 20, you nre good workers,
sober, and eau be depended npon; but il
you can better yourselves you have my
best wiahes, and II you End you can't,
come back and I will give you work" 1t
seems rather hard to loco such men. but
our lcss Is Fostoria'n gain.
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THs cali for tho National Republican
Convention, pubiiahed this morning. 10
broad enough to take in sll true American
citizens, irrespective OF previous eilllla.
tionu. The oaly requirements ere that
they 5ubacriba 10 the principles Of the
party, which aro laid down in pure, un-
adulters.ed English. l. will be observed
that frao traders and enemies to American
institu!ioas are not invited. II ia lett Tor
onr friends, tho Democrats, 10 gather in
the abstract theoris:s o! othsr schools.
The Republican party hiss but QUE creed,
and, hoaever its membsrs may differ in
the cbo;cs OF men, 1t cannot bs divided in
thoss more important matters thet are
laid down SO the principles Of Republican
ism. in language 60 plain that tho hum5lest
citizen Can understand ii.